https://trishakeehn.com Living in the midst of gravity and grace. Biblical perspective for when life doesn't make sense. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:06:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 86883147 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:37:14 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6316 When the Covid crisis began last Spring, my husband and I were expecting our first child. Dreams for that glorious day when we would meet our little girl were dashed when we learned of hospital restrictions, airline cancellations, and lockdown procedures. My husband and I were getting a taste of parenthood during a pandemic. Just […]

The post How to Change Your Life first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> When the Covid crisis began last Spring, my husband and I were expecting our first child. Dreams for that glorious day when we would meet our little girl were dashed when we learned of hospital restrictions, airline cancellations, and lockdown procedures. My husband and I were getting a taste of parenthood during a pandemic. Just […]

The post How to Change Your Life first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-change-your-life-with-praise-and-prayer/feed/ 4 6316 https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-says-about-anxiety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-bible-says-about-anxiety https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-says-about-anxiety/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:20:25 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6240 Stepping out from a doctor’s appointment, my heart was racing with thoughts of being so unprepared for this part of my story. Soothing words wrestled with my emotions, but it didn’t take away the feeling of losing control. Flipping my bible open to verses on anxiety, I read 1 Peter 5:6 and my heart sank […]

The post What the bible says about anxiety first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Stepping out from a doctor’s appointment, my heart was racing with thoughts of being so unprepared for this part of my story. Soothing words wrestled with my emotions, but it didn’t take away the feeling of losing control. Flipping my bible open to verses on anxiety, I read 1 Peter 5:6 and my heart sank […]

The post What the bible says about anxiety first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-says-about-anxiety/feed/ 0 6240 https://trishakeehn.com/are-you-really-surrendering-your-prayers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-really-surrendering-your-prayers https://trishakeehn.com/are-you-really-surrendering-your-prayers/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:35:46 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=6185 It’s difficult to maintain inner peace when life is filled with so many unknowns. Will my job still be there tomorrow? Will my kids return home safely today? Will I have the money to pay my bills next week? “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let […]

The post Are You Really Surrendering Your Prayers? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> It’s difficult to maintain inner peace when life is filled with so many unknowns. Will my job still be there tomorrow? Will my kids return home safely today? Will I have the money to pay my bills next week? “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let […]

The post Are You Really Surrendering Your Prayers? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/are-you-really-surrendering-your-prayers/feed/ 0 6185 https://trishakeehn.com/studies-show-gratefulness-might-be-the-key/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=studies-show-gratefulness-might-be-the-key https://trishakeehn.com/studies-show-gratefulness-might-be-the-key/#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:00:10 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5926 Statistics on gratitude say those who are grateful live longer, healthier lives. Studies say people who live with a thankful mindset are also more compassionate, forgiving, and feel less lonely. But living a life of gratitude is easier said than done when life isn’t going our way. How can we be grateful when our spirit […]

The post Studies show gratefulness might be the key first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Statistics on gratitude say those who are grateful live longer, healthier lives. Studies say people who live with a thankful mindset are also more compassionate, forgiving, and feel less lonely. But living a life of gratitude is easier said than done when life isn’t going our way. How can we be grateful when our spirit […]

The post Studies show gratefulness might be the key first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/studies-show-gratefulness-might-be-the-key/feed/ 0 5926 https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-can-teach-a-busy-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-bible-can-teach-a-busy-heart https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-can-teach-a-busy-heart/#respond Sat, 27 Oct 2018 01:38:19 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5869 Twenty-four hours never feels like enough. If only we had more time! A couple extra hours a day could make all the difference. Or maybe an extra day in the week just to catch up, right? You might be juggling family time, social commitments, work demands, health goals, business ambitions, school assignments, relationships, and kiddos. […]

The post What the Bible can teach a busy heart first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Twenty-four hours never feels like enough. If only we had more time! A couple extra hours a day could make all the difference. Or maybe an extra day in the week just to catch up, right? You might be juggling family time, social commitments, work demands, health goals, business ambitions, school assignments, relationships, and kiddos. […]

The post What the Bible can teach a busy heart first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/what-the-bible-can-teach-a-busy-heart/feed/ 0 5869 https://trishakeehn.com/your-second-chance-is-called-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-second-chance-is-called-today https://trishakeehn.com/your-second-chance-is-called-today/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:26:01 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5141 Today is a second chance. While you can’t change the past, you can change the present. The crushing convictions you may have experienced in the aftermath of your past are not lost. That burden of conviction on your heart is a guilt between you and God, and He is a God of second chances; it’s […]

The post What would your second chance look like? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Today is a second chance. While you can’t change the past, you can change the present. The crushing convictions you may have experienced in the aftermath of your past are not lost. That burden of conviction on your heart is a guilt between you and God, and He is a God of second chances; it’s […]

The post What would your second chance look like? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/your-second-chance-is-called-today/feed/ 0 5141 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-give-grace-when-life-doesnt-make-sense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-give-grace-when-life-doesnt-make-sense https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-give-grace-when-life-doesnt-make-sense/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:30:36 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5116 If we don’t guard our hearts and minds, we begin to think God is so good to us because we have done something right. We might conclude that escaping tragedies like divorce, depression, or addiction is a sign of dignity. We may determine healthy kids and a wealthy household is based more on merit than […]

The post How to give grace when life doesn’t make sense first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> If we don’t guard our hearts and minds, we begin to think God is so good to us because we have done something right. We might conclude that escaping tragedies like divorce, depression, or addiction is a sign of dignity. We may determine healthy kids and a wealthy household is based more on merit than […]

The post How to give grace when life doesn’t make sense first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-give-grace-when-life-doesnt-make-sense/feed/ 0 5116 https://trishakeehn.com/your-good-for-his-glory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-good-for-his-glory https://trishakeehn.com/your-good-for-his-glory/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:34:32 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5109 God made a decision about you. Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18 NIV 2016 was quite the year. Challenging for […]

The post Your Good For His Glory first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> God made a decision about you. Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18 NIV 2016 was quite the year. Challenging for […]

The post Your Good For His Glory first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/your-good-for-his-glory/feed/ 0 5109 https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warrior-on-in-the-wait https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:36:35 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5061 Waiting takes the most vulnerable parts of us and puts them to the test. In this place between the death of a dream and anticipating the arrival of a new one, is a battleground of learning how to trust God. Advent is all about waiting. We anticipate the arrival in these days leading up to […]

The post How to warrior on in the wait first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Waiting takes the most vulnerable parts of us and puts them to the test. In this place between the death of a dream and anticipating the arrival of a new one, is a battleground of learning how to trust God. Advent is all about waiting. We anticipate the arrival in these days leading up to […]

The post How to warrior on in the wait first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/feed/ 0 5061 https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surrender-in-the-season https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 14:57:22 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5038 Every November I declare, “this Christmas is going to be different.” Before December is here nearly every weekend in my calendar is scribbled with parties, baking, shopping, and holiday events. There’s little time left to plug in Christmas pictures, greeting cards, decorations, cookies, crafts, and that annual Jingle Bell Run. Why must it be this way […]

The post Is the most wonderful time of the year weighing you down? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Every November I declare, “this Christmas is going to be different.” Before December is here nearly every weekend in my calendar is scribbled with parties, baking, shopping, and holiday events. There’s little time left to plug in Christmas pictures, greeting cards, decorations, cookies, crafts, and that annual Jingle Bell Run. Why must it be this way […]

The post Is the most wonderful time of the year weighing you down? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/feed/ 0 5038